| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Deploys Three Missile Defense Batteries, Two Fighter Squadrons to Saudi
At the request of U.S. Central Command, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper authorized the deployment of additional U.S. forces and the following equipment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: -- Two Fighte... Shareholders Approve Raytheon / United Technologies Merger
WALTHAM, Mass. and FARMINGTON, Conn. --- Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corp. announced that, at their respective special meetings of shareowners held today, Raytheon and United Technologies... Boeing CEO Stripped of Chairman Role
CHICAGO --- The Boeing Company today announced that its Board of Directors has separated the roles of chairman and chief executive officer. Dennis A. Muilenburg continues as CEO, president and a direc... Poland Launches $133 Bn Defense Modernization Plan
“The new plan provides for modernization expenses tailored to the expectations of Polish Army soldiers. It is as much as 524 billion zlotys, or about 133 billion dollars for new armaments and equipmen... First British F-35B Fighters Land on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Pictures released by the MOD show UK F-35 Lightning jets landing, taking off and hovering onboard Britain’s next generation aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time. Flown by Royal ... GD Wins $434M for Virginia-Class Submarine Work
Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $434,370,635 contract for lead yard support and development studies and design efforts related to Virginia class submarines. Work will be per... US Approves $234M Sale of T-6C Trainers to Tunisia
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia for twelve (12) T-6C Texan trainer aircraft and related equipment and support for an ... US Approves $281M Sale of Hercules Recovery Vehicles to Kuwait
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for nineteen (19) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction Sys... Air Austral Signs Purchase Agreement for Three Airbus A220s
Air Austral, France’s Réunion Island-based airline, has signed a firm order for three A220 aircraft, Airbus’ newest family member. With this order Air Austral becomes the first A220 customer based in ... Brazil Completes Hull of Second Scorpène-Class Submarine
ITAGUAÍ, Brazil --- Ceremony held by the Navy, this Friday (11), in the Itaguaí Naval Complex, in Rio de Janeiro, announced the conclusion of the integration of sessions of the submarine Humaitá (SBR-... Rostec Offers to Modernize South Korea’s Ka-32 Helicopters
SEOUL --- Rostec State Corporation will offer its partners from South Korea the modernization of Ka-32 multipurpose helicopter fleet. The program for upgrading this type of helicopters will be present... Russia, China May Agree to Design Heavy Helicopter By Year-End
TIANJIN, China --- JSC Russian Helicopters and China's Avicopter company may sign a contract on designing heavy helicopter AC322 AHL by the end of 2019, a spokesperson for Russian Helicopters told TAS... Pentagon Still Trying to Make Case for New Space Force
The U.S. military and the commercial sector rely heavily on space-enabled capabilities, and the Defense Department must protect those assets and maintain U.S. superiority in the space domain, the depu... USAF Chief Praises US-UK Partnership on ‘Future Fight’
WASHINGTON --- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein told a group of senior British military officials, including Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston, that success in “the future fight” relies on... Sikorsky Officially Unveils New Combat Rescue Helicopter
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --– Sikorsky showcased the next generation Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) during a ceremony at its Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, this week. During th... Russia Delivers Six of 12 Mi-35M Gunships to Nigeria
MOSCOW --- Russia, under the contract, supplied Nigeria with six Mi-35M attack helicopters, Abuja expects the delivery of six more aircraft, said Nigerian Ambassador to Russia Steve Davis Ugba in an i... India’s HAL Hit As 10,000 Workers Strike Over Low Pay
BENGALURU, India --- Over 10,000 workers of state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) began an "indefinite strike" starting Monday after talks with the management over wage revisio... Mil and Kamov Design Bureaus to Merge into National Helicopter Center
MOSCOW --- The Board of Directors of Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has taken a decision to unite JSC "Mil Moscow Helicopter plant" and JSC "Kamov" to establish... Philippines Continue Low-Key Modernization Program
MANILA --- All six brand-new light attack aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will be delivered by February 2020, the Department of National Defense (DND) said Thursday. This was bared by th... Army to Show Path to Fast-Track Hypersonics, Directed Energy
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --- In just two years, a Stryker platoon will be equipped with the Army's first combat capable laser weapons. The following year, a battery will add the Army's new land-based hy... China’s Flying Saucer-Like Attack Helicopter to Fly in 2020
China has showcased an attack helicopter model that looks just like a flying saucer, a scale prototype of which is scheduled to make its maiden flight in 2020. Chinese military experts said on Friday ... PLA Air Force Eyes Improving Electronic Warfare Capabilities
BEIJING --- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force has introduced a new combat exercise featuring the improvement of electronic warfare capabilities, a spokesperson said here Sunday. ... Deliveries of Trophy Active Protection Systems Begin to US Army
ARLINGTON, VA --- Leonardo DRS, Inc. and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. of Israel (Rafael) announced today that the partners have delivered on time the first Trophy Active Protection Systems (AP... RAF Voyager Tanker Operates from Singapore for First Time
An RAF Brize Norton based Voyager is operating for the first time from Paya Lebar Airbase Singapore, as part of Exercise Bersama Lima, the annual Five Powers Defence Arrangements exercise. The Voya... CSIS Reviews US Topline Defense Acquisition Trends 2019
For over a decade, the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG) at CSIS has published an annual report examining trends in what the Department of Defense (DoD) is buying, how DoD is buying it, and ... India, Bangladesh Navies Coordinate Patrol in Bay of Bengal
The second edition of Indian Navy (IN) –Bangladesh Navy (BN) Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) commenced in Northern Bay of Bengal on 10 Oct 19. INS Ranvijay, a guided-missile destroyer and INS Kuthar, an i... Chinese Air Force Event to Showcase Latest Capabilities
The People's Liberation Army Air Force will host a five-day open-house activity starting on Thursday in Changchun, Jilin province, to mark the 70th anniversary of its founding. Colonel Zhang Shouha... ADEX Defense Trade Show Opens in South Korea
SEOUL --- A variety of state-of-the-art military hardware from both home and abroad will be on display in South Korea this week during a large-scale biennial international aerospace and defense expo, ... | 
